Micro Innovation brings bamboo to accessories

In Japan, the usage of bamboo in computer products is pretty much the generic equivalent of using charcoal gray or opalescent white plastic in the States: wholly unimaginative, perhaps cloying. But what's a design cliche in one hemisphere is fresh and invigorating in another, and I'm not ashamed to say I find the polished bamboo look of Micro Innovation's latest accessory line-up to be pretty swank. They should start filtering through electronics retailers in April or May.